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anergia
lack of energy; passivity, lack of persistence at work or school
anhedonia
inability to experience pleasure in activities that usually produce it
avolition
reduced motivation and spontaneous activity; inability to initiate tasks such as social
contacts, grooming, and other activities of daily living (ADLs)
poverty of content of speech
while adequate in amount, speech conveys little information because of vagueness or
superficiality
poverty of speech
reduced spontaneity and amount of speech; rarely initiates speech and responds in
brief or one-word answers
thought blocking
a sudden interruption in the thought process, usually due to internal stimuli
negative symptoms of Schizophrenia
blunted affect
poverty of thought (alogia)
loss of motivation (avolition)
inability to experience pleasure and joy (anhedonia)
alogia
poverty of thought
positive symptoms of Schizophrenia
hallucinations
delusions
disorganized speech (associative looseness)
bizarre behavior
cognitive symptoms of Schizophrenia
inattention, easily distracted
impaired memory
poor problem solving skills
poor decision making skills
illogical thinking
impaired judgement
delusions
false fixed beliefs that cannot be corrected by reasoning
ideas of reference
giving personal significance to unrelated or trivial events; perceiving events as relating
to you when they are not
ideas of reference example
Barb believes that the birds sing when she walks down the street just for her
anosognosia
, inability to realize you are ill
acute dystonia
acute sustained contraction of muscles, usually of the head and neck
akathesia
psychomotor restlessness evident as pacing or fidgeting
pseudoparkinsonism
medication-induced temporary constellation of symptoms associated with Parkinson's
disease: tremor, reduced accessory movements, impaired gait, and stiffening of
muscles
hedonic
pleasure seeking
substance use disorder
pathological use of a substance that leads to a disorder of use, intoxication, and often,
withdrawal if the substance is taken away
addiction definition
"primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory, and related circuitry"
opiate intoxication effects
bradycardia
hypotension
hypothermia
sedation
meiosis (pinpoint pupils)
hypokinesis
slurred speech
head nodding
euphoria
analgesia
calmness
opiate withdrawal effects
tachycardia
HTN
hyperthermia
insomnia
myadriasis (enlarged pupils)
hyperreflexia
diaphoresis
lacrimation
bone and muscle pain
anxiety
rhinorrhea
stimulants intoxication effects
increased energy
decreased appetite
mental alertness
dilated pupils
stimulants withdrawal effects